Tupelo High School is the only public high school in Tupelo, Mississippi. The campus consists of fourteen buildings, including a Performing Arts Center, separate buildings for social studies, English, math, sciences, fine arts, and a self-contained grade-9 building.
| Tupelo High School | |
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| Location | |
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United States | |
| Coordinates | US_type:edu 34°13′55″N 88°45′50″W / 34.232°N 88.764°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| Established | 1914 |
| School district | Tupelo Public School District |
| Principal | Melissa Thomas |
| Faculty | 131.15 (on FTE basis)[1] |
| Grades | 9 to 12 |
| Gender | Co-ed |
| Enrollment | 2,001[1] (2022–23) |
| Student to teacher ratio | 15.26[1] |
| Color(s) | Blue and Gold |
| Mascot | Golden Wave |
| Accreditation | Southern Association of Colleges and Schools[2] |
| Newspaper | The Hi-Times[3] |
| Yearbook | The Album |
| Website | www |
The current student population of the school is around 2,000 students. As of 2014–2015, it is the largest enrolled public high school in the state of Mississippi. The class of 2015 consisted of 438 graduates. The school offers a curriculum containing 160 Carnegie units, 24 of which are Advanced Placement.
Tupelo High School is a two-time National Blue Ribbon School award winner, having won the award in 1983-1984 and another in 1999–2000.[4]
The school's boundary includes the vast majority of Tupelo and a portion of Saltillo.[5]
History
editUntil 1971 and desegregation, Black students in Tupelo attended Lee County Training School and then Carver High School. The segregated schools alternated nights using Robins Field for football games.[6]
Demographics
editIn 2023, the student body was about 49 percent Black, 36 percent White, and 8 percent Hispanic. Of the student body, 100 percent are categorized as economically disadvantaged.[7]
Student life
editAs of 2022- 2023, Tupelo High School offers extracurricular activities, including football, slowpitch and fastpitch softball, cross country, volleyball, swimming, basketball, soccer, bowling, archery, baseball, wrestling, golf, tennis, cheer, and track and field. In addition to athletics, the school offers other clubs, such as theatre, a school newspaper, arts, and mock trials.
Notable alumni
edit- Chad Bumphis, professional football player[8]
- Alex Carrington, professional football player [9]
- Russell Copeland, professional football player [10]
- Frank Dowsing, first black football player at both THS and Mississippi State[11]
- John Dye, actor[12]
- Deandre' Eiland, professional football player [13]
- Mikky Ekko, singer-songwriter
- Adam Grace, musician
- Jarious Jackson, professional football player[14]
- Jett Johnson, college football linebacker for the Mississippi State Bulldogs[15]
- Todd Jordan, professional football player and Tupelo mayor
- Ken Kirk, professional football player [16]
- Rae Sremmurd, hip-hop duo
- Chris Stratton, professional baseball player
- Tan White, professional basketball player[17]
- Tamika Whitmore, retired professional basketball player[18]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Tupelo High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved April 21, 2024.
- ^ "SACS CASI Accredited Schools". Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. January 15, 2008. Archived from the original on January 27, 2008. Retrieved February 6, 2008.
- ^ "About – THS Current". Retrieved June 22, 2019.
- ^ "Blue Ribbon Schools" (PDF). United States Department of Education Program- Schools Recognized 1982-1983 through 199-2002.
- ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Lee County, MS" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved July 31, 2022. - Text list
- ^ "Dozens celeberate [sic] George Washington Carver school reunion". July 7, 2018. Archived from the original on August 13, 2018. Retrieved November 4, 2018.
- ^ "Tupelo High School". www.usnews.com.
- ^ "Chad Bumphis". National Football League. Retrieved February 21, 2014.
- ^ "Alex Carrington". National Football League. Retrieved February 21, 2014.
- ^ "Russell Copeland". National Football League. Retrieved June 3, 2023.
- ^ Maraniss, Andrew (August 31, 2017). "Frank Dowsing, Mississippi State's first black football player, is almost unknown today". Retrieved July 24, 2018.
- ^ "Movies: Biography for John Dye". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2009. Archived from the original on May 26, 2009. Retrieved May 26, 2010.
- ^ "Deandre' Eiland". National Football League. Retrieved June 3, 2023.
- ^ "Jarious Jackson". National Football League. Retrieved June 3, 2023.
- ^ Costabile, Annie (March 22, 2017). "Family divided for Tupelo star linebacker Jett Johnson". The Clarion-Ledger. Retrieved April 11, 2024.
- ^ "Ken Kirk". National Football League. Retrieved June 3, 2023.
- ^ "Tan White". Women's National Basketball Association. Retrieved February 21, 2014.
- ^ "Tupelo… Birthplace of Elvis Presley and Home of Our Tamika Whitmore". Women's National Basketball Association. Retrieved February 21, 2014.
External links
edit- Tupelo High School home page. Tupelo High School on 2008–02–06.
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